diff --git a/.changeset/checkout-success-conditions.md b/.changeset/checkout-success-conditions.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ecaff29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/checkout-success-conditions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@stll/oxlint-config": patch
+---
+
+Recognize reviewed checkout consumers whose status-overriding condition proves the selected checkout completed successfully.
diff --git a/packages/oxlint-config/README.md b/packages/oxlint-config/README.md
index cb36f31c..031fa6ff 100644
--- a/packages/oxlint-config/README.md
+++ b/packages/oxlint-config/README.md
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ checkout condition must match exactly; a conditional checkout requires the
 consumer to have the identical condition with immutable operands. Step-output
 references must name a unique producer before the checkout; mutable contexts,
 status functions and dynamic property access are rejected. Consumers of an
-unconditional checkout also cannot override its implicit success requirement. The selected checkout must precede
+unconditional checkout may override implicit success only when every condition
+branch requires `steps.<selected-checkout-id>.outcome == 'success'`. This allows
+post-failure checks to retain their source identity. The selected checkout must precede
 the consumer, use the approved checkout pin and the same repository, retain
 cleaning, and omit `continue-on-error`. A later overlapping or unknown checkout
 destination before the consumer invalidates the proof. An earlier writer is
diff --git a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.test.ts b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.test.ts
index 313745c7..7ee6faab 100644
--- a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.test.ts
+++ b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.test.ts
@@ -398,3 +398,23 @@ test("directory-only sparse equality covers a local action directory", () => {
     ]),
   ).toBe(true);
 });
+
+test("status-overriding consumers must prove the selected checkout succeeded on every branch", () => {
+  const succeeded = "steps.source.outcome == 'success'";
+  for (const condition of [
+    `${succeeded} && !cancelled()`,
+    `always() && (${succeeded})`,
+    `(${succeeded} && inputs.one) || (${succeeded} && inputs.two)`,
+    `\${{ !cancelled() && (${succeeded}) && steps.install.outcome == 'success' }}`,
+  ])
+    expect(prove([checkout, { ...consumer, if: condition }])).toBe(true);
+  for (const condition of [
+    `${succeeded} || always()`,
+    `!(${succeeded}) && always()`,
+    `always() && steps.other.outcome == 'success'`,
+    `always() && steps.source.conclusion == 'success'`,
+    `always() && ('${succeeded.replaceAll("'", "''")}')`,
+    `always() && ((${succeeded} && inputs.one) || inputs.two)`,
+  ])
+    expect(prove([checkout, { ...consumer, if: condition }])).toBe(false);
+});
diff --git a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.ts b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.ts
index fb1119e1..56654edf 100644
--- a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.ts
+++ b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-checkout-sources.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   selfCheckoutRepository,
   sparseCheckoutPaths,
 } from "./toolchain-checkout-syntax";
+import { conditionRequires } from "./toolchain-conditions";
 
 export type CheckoutSource = {
   path: string;
@@ -215,7 +216,14 @@ export const proveCheckoutSource = ({
     declaration.condition === null &&
     consumerCondition !== undefined &&
     (typeof consumerCondition !== "string" ||
-      !stableCheckoutCondition(consumerCondition, steps, consumerIndex))
+      (!stableCheckoutCondition(consumerCondition, steps, consumerIndex) &&
+        !conditionRequires(consumerCondition, (source) => {
+          const match =
+            /^steps\.([A-Za-z_][\w-]*)\.outcome\s*==\s*'success'$/i.exec(
+              source,
+            );
+          return match?.at(1) === declaration.checkout;
+        })))
   )
     return false;
   const selected = normalizeCheckoutPath(selector);
diff --git a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-conditions.ts b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-conditions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1a214ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-conditions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Split only boolean operators outside parentheses and quoted string literals.
+const booleanParts = (source: string, operator: "&&" | "||") => {
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  let depth = 0;
+  let quoted = false;
+  let start = 0;
+  for (let index = 0; index < source.length; index++) {
+    const character = source[index];
+    if (character === "'") {
+      if (quoted && source[index + 1] === "'") index++;
+      else quoted = !quoted;
+    }
+    if (quoted) continue;
+    if (character === "(") depth++;
+    if (character === ")") depth--;
+    if (depth === 0 && source.slice(index, index + 2) === operator) {
+      parts.push(source.slice(start, index));
+      start = index + 2;
+      index++;
+    }
+  }
+  parts.push(source.slice(start));
+  return parts;
+};
+
+const withoutOuterParentheses = (source: string): string => {
+  if (!source.startsWith("(") || !source.endsWith(")")) return source;
+  let depth = 0;
+  let quoted = false;
+  for (let index = 0; index < source.length; index++) {
+    const character = source[index];
+    if (character === "'") {
+      if (quoted && source[index + 1] === "'") index++;
+      else quoted = !quoted;
+    }
+    if (quoted) continue;
+    if (character === "(") depth++;
+    if (character === ")") depth--;
+    if (depth === 0 && index !== source.length - 1) return source;
+  }
+  return withoutOuterParentheses(source.slice(1, -1).trim());
+};
+
+/** Proves a necessary leaf predicate across every disjunction; unknown atoms never authorize it. */
+export const conditionRequires = (
+  condition: unknown,
+  matches: (source: string) => boolean,
+): boolean => {
+  if (condition === false) return true;
+  if (typeof condition !== "string") return false;
+  const source = withoutOuterParentheses(
+    condition
+      .trim()
+      .replace(/^\$\{\{([\s\S]*)\}\}$/u, "$1")
+      .trim(),
+  );
+  const alternatives = booleanParts(source, "||");
+  if (alternatives.length > 1)
+    return alternatives.every((part) => conditionRequires(part, matches));
+  const conjuncts = booleanParts(source, "&&");
+  if (conjuncts.length > 1)
+    return conjuncts.some((part) => conditionRequires(part, matches));
+  return source === "false" || matches(source);
+};
diff --git a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-workflow-trust.ts b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-workflow-trust.ts
index a7045649..036f3fb2 100644
--- a/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-workflow-trust.ts
+++ b/packages/oxlint-config/src/toolchain-workflow-trust.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { conditionRequires } from "./toolchain-conditions";
 import {
   decodeShellWord,
   shellCommandSegments,
@@ -7,49 +8,6 @@ import {
 const record = (value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> =>
   typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
 
-// Split only boolean operators outside parentheses and quoted string literals.
-const booleanParts = (source: string, operator: "&&" | "||") => {
-  const parts: string[] = [];
-  let depth = 0;
-  let quoted = false;
-  let start = 0;
-  for (let index = 0; index < source.length; index++) {
-    const character = source[index];
-    if (character === "'") {
-      if (quoted && source[index + 1] === "'") index++;
-      else quoted = !quoted;
-    }
-    if (quoted) continue;
-    if (character === "(") depth++;
-    if (character === ")") depth--;
-    if (depth === 0 && source.slice(index, index + 2) === operator) {
-      parts.push(source.slice(start, index));
-      start = index + 2;
-      index++;
-    }
-  }
-  parts.push(source.slice(start));
-  return parts;
-};
-
-const withoutOuterParentheses = (source: string): string => {
-  if (!source.startsWith("(") || !source.endsWith(")")) return source;
-  let depth = 0;
-  let quoted = false;
-  for (let index = 0; index < source.length; index++) {
-    const character = source[index];
-    if (character === "'") {
-      if (quoted && source[index + 1] === "'") index++;
-      else quoted = !quoted;
-    }
-    if (quoted) continue;
-    if (character === "(") depth++;
-    if (character === ")") depth--;
-    if (depth === 0 && index !== source.length - 1) return source;
-  }
-  return withoutOuterParentheses(source.slice(1, -1).trim());
-};
-
 // A sufficient static proof, not an evaluator for arbitrary Actions expressions.
 // Unknown predicates can never authorize repository execution before trust.
 type TrustConditionOptions = {
@@ -62,34 +20,19 @@ const excludesUntrusted = ({
   event,
   allowTrust = true,
 }: TrustConditionOptions): boolean => {
-  if (condition === false) return true;
-  if (typeof condition !== "string") return false;
-  const source = withoutOuterParentheses(
-    condition
-      .trim()
-      .replace(/^\$\{\{([\s\S]*)\}\}$/u, "$1")
-      .trim(),
-  );
-  const alternatives = booleanParts(source, "||");
-  if (alternatives.length > 1)
-    return alternatives.every((part) =>
-      excludesUntrusted({ condition: part, event, allowTrust }),
-    );
-  const conjuncts = booleanParts(source, "&&");
-  if (conjuncts.length > 1)
-    return conjuncts.some((part) =>
-      excludesUntrusted({ condition: part, event, allowTrust }),
+  return conditionRequires(condition, (source) => {
+    const trustComparison =
+      /^needs\.trust-check\.outputs\.trusted\s*==\s*'([^']*)'$/u.exec(source);
+    if (allowTrust && trustComparison?.at(1)?.toLowerCase() === "true")
+      return true;
+    const comparison = /^github\.event_name\s*(==|!=)\s*'([^']+)'$/u.exec(
+      source,
     );
-  const trustComparison =
-    /^needs\.trust-check\.outputs\.trusted\s*==\s*'([^']*)'$/u.exec(source);
-  if (allowTrust && trustComparison?.at(1)?.toLowerCase() === "true")
-    return true;
-  if (source === "false") return true;
-  const comparison = /^github\.event_name\s*(==|!=)\s*'([^']+)'$/u.exec(source);
-  if (comparison === null) return false;
-  // Actions compares string values without regard to case.
-  const equal = comparison.at(2)?.toLowerCase() === event.toLowerCase();
-  return comparison.at(1) === "==" ? !equal : equal;
+    if (comparison === null) return false;
+    // Actions compares string values without regard to case.
+    const equal = comparison.at(2)?.toLowerCase() === event.toLowerCase();
+    return comparison.at(1) === "==" ? !equal : equal;
+  });
 };
 
 // This is a deliberately small proof language for pre-trust metadata commands.